EDC 503 Context Reports
Community Data Worksheet - Kids Count Data

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Use the data tables below to accumulate data from reliable sources about a particular geographical region of Rhode Island. After you have assembled this information, turn it into knowledge by synthesizing a series of sensible paragraphs

C. Data from Kids Count


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  1. Rhode Island Kids Count website
  2. Go to Rhode Island Kids Count website at Rhode Island Kids Count
  3. On the left blue bar, select Data
  4. Under Rhode Island Kids Count Data by City/Town, click on Fact Sheets
  5. Select your community
  6. Use other sections to collect additional data as needed


Community
Rhode Island
Child population


Children in single-parent families


Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold


Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren


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D. Economic Well-Being Indicators

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Rhode Island
Food Stamp Program participation


School Breakfast Program participation


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E. Health Indicators


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Rhode Island
Number of children under 19 receiving medical assistance


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F. Safety Indicators


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Rhode Island
Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children


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G. Education Indicators


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Rhode Island
Early intervention participation


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Get additional data by accessing “Family and Community”, “Factbook Indicators”, “Create Custom
Data Reports Using Factbook Data”, or “Factbook Indicators” on the right side of the page.

Family and Community


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Rhode Island
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H. Geographical Location


Use Google Maps or other resources to describe the zip code region, including its boundaries, typography, level of development, etc.
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II. Narrative Description of Community

Use the data you collected above to develop a series of paragraphs that describe your community (zip code) and draw comparisons with the rest of the state and / or district. Here is an example of how to do this.


















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